Indoor Air Quality Articles

What Does Indoor Air Quality Have to Do With Allergies?

March 29, 2024
Sick little schoolgirl coughs and blows nose wiping with white paper napkin.

If your Oakdale home is facing air-quality issues, you may be suffering anything from minor discomfort to significant allergy or health problems.

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What to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

March 15, 2024
What to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? Photo of a carbon monoxide detector in home.

Valley Air Conditioning Engineering, Inc. has all the answers to your carbon monoxide questions. As a leading heating and cooling company here in California, we are committed to keeping you comfortable and safe inside your home. You can trust our team to provide you the information you need to remain safe from dangers like carbon monoxide leaks.

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Why Do I Need a Humidifier?

February 29, 2024
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Humidity is a measure of how much moisture exists in the air. Typically, humidity is lower in the winter and can be very high in some areas in the summer.

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What Are Zone Control Systems?

March 8, 2023
Image of a person sitting on the couch holding a cup. What Are Zone Control Systems?

If you have a large home with multiple stories or a large household with family members who prefer different temperatures, consider installing a zone control system.

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What Do Air Purifiers and Air Filters Do?

September 15, 2022
Person fiddling with their air filter. What Do Air Purifiers and Air Filters Do?

Most homes in California and across the country are well-insulated, helping your heating and cooling system run more efficiently. A tightly sealed home prevents conditioned air from escaping, allowing your home to maintain a consistent temperature for longer periods. That means your air conditioner (AC), furnace, or heat pump can run less to keep you comfortable.

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How Can You Manage Your Home’s Humidity?

May 15, 2022
How Can You Manage Your Home’s Humidity?

Indoor humidity is a drag. It makes relaxing extremely difficult—after all, you are sweating inside your home! It can affect your health, triggering asthma attacks and flaring allergies. It tends to put everyone in a sluggish mood—even the goldfish. Let’s zap that excess moisture right out of the room, and look at ways to manage your California home’s relative indoor humidity.

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How to Reduce Dust in Your Home

February 17, 2022
Dust

Everyone has it, and nobody wants it. Dust. It’s easy to see how it can affect the indoor air quality (IAQ) of your Turlock home.

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Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality

June 17, 2021
Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality, Old electric fan near the bed in the room

At Valley Air Conditioning & Heating, we specialize in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems that add value to your home and enjoyment to your lives. After all, nothing spells happiness like fresh air.

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Air Filters vs. Air Cleaners

February 17, 2021

Our team at Valley Air Conditioning & Heating, along with many manufacturers of air filtration and air purification products, are working to provide tools to help you ensure clean indoor air for you and your family. Here are some details about currently available solutions.

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Why Is Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Important?

January 11, 2021

Energy-efficient homes are more common than ever. Although they provide many benefits, including reducing overall energy usage and a smaller carbon footprint, they come with some disadvantages as well.

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Wildfires and Indoor Air Quality

October 13, 2020
Forest Fire

As wildfires continue to spread across California, Oregon, and other parts of the country, this is an appropriate time to think about improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) of your Turlock home or business. Even if you and your loved ones are unaffected by the ash and smoke, these fires remind us all of the importance of fresh air.

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What Accessories Can Help With My Indoor Air Quality?

April 10, 2020
African young relaxed woman sitting on couch breathing fresh air. What Accessories Can Help With My Indoor Air Quality?

In modern society, average adults spend nearly all their time indoors at work or at home. In fact the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  reports this amount of time reaches upwards of 90 percent for most people. That puts the importance of good indoor air quality at a whole new level. Our Valley Air Conditioning…

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Replace Your Air Filter

March 27, 2020
Replace Your Air Filter.

Change your HVAC filters regularly, as recommended, which is usually at least every three months. A good HEPA filter will catch the particles before they reach your lungs. There’s so much floating in the air our eyes can’t see, and changing your filter as recommended makes all the difference.

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Bryant Evolution™ Air Purifier

March 20, 2020
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Compact enough to fit most tight furnace/fan coil installations, this whole-home air purifier solution keeps the air flowing through your system. It silently eliminates up to 95% of particles.1 And, with Captures & Kills™ technology, it is proven effective against 3 common pathogens, including the common cold surrogate and human influenza. Features Patented Captures &…

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REME HALO® Whole Home In-Duct Air Purifier

March 16, 2020
REME HALO.

The award winning REME HALO® whole home in-duct air purifier is the next generation of indoor air quality (IAQ) technology and capable of purifying every cubic inch of air that your central air conditioning system reaches. Designed to eliminate sick building syndrome risks by reducing odors and air pollutants, the REME HALO® whole home in-duct…

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The Air Scrubber from Aerus

March 13, 2020
Air Scrubber.

The Air Scrubber Plus by Aerus substantially reduces odors, visible smoke in the air, and microbial populations on surfaces*, utilizing the patent pending ActivePure® Technology. ActivePure consists of a special UV light and photocatalyst target, creating an Advanced Oxidation Process containing several friendly oxidizers. Certified Space Technology continuously protects and purifies the air, and attacks…

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Facts About Humidity

February 20, 2020
Facts about humidity

Keep your home cool by learning about what causes humidity and the effects of it in your home.

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The Basics of Winter Indoor Air Quality

February 7, 2020
Loft room with cozy design. The Basics of Winter Indoor Air Quality

In the winter, being snug as a bug in a rug in your home can be cozy, but it can also play havoc with your indoor air quality (IAQ) here in California, creating some significant health problems. At Valley Air Conditioning & Heating, we recommend taking precautions to avoid the common issues associated with winter…

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Why Is IAQ Important?

December 28, 2019
Modern living room interior. What is indoor air quality?

Energy-efficient homes are more common than ever. Although they provide many benefits, including reducing overall energy usage and a smaller carbon footprint, they come with some disadvantages as well. What Disadvantages? The most significant disadvantage is poor indoor air quality. Tightly sealed Turlock area homes prevent heated and cooled air from escaping as easily, but…

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